Iolaus carolinae

Iolaus carolinae, the Caroline's sapphire, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Ivory Coast and Ghana (from the eastern part of the country to the Cape Coast).^[3] The habitat consists of forests and coastal scrubland.

Iolaus carolinae
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Iolaus
Species:	I. carolinae
Binomial name
Iolaus carolinae Collins & Larsen, 2000[2]
Synonyms
Iolaus (Iolaphilus) carolinae

Adults are on wing in August and March.